Except this Curtis Granderson appears to be 42, resides in Noblesville, Ind. and likely has never played center field for the Detroit Tigers.

But that didn't appear to prevent "Curtis4soulmate" from impersonating the 28-year-old Tigers slugger, while searching for love on the dating Web site, match.com.

A representative for the real Granderson said he's aware of a Major League Baseball investigation into the allegation that someone impersonated the Detroit fan favorite, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Freep.com, April 8: "It has been reported to Major League Baseball and their security team," said Granderson publicist John Fuller. "All of this is out of our hands."

Fuller said Granderson's primary concern is for the people who might have attempted to connect with the impersonator online.

"We want to make sure that those people are fully aware of this," Fuller said. "You do hear about some scary situations, with people meeting off the Internet, and that's a big concern of ours. You never know what's happening out there."

According to The Big Lead, two women notified MLB authorities about the fake Granderson and "steps are being taken to catch the predator."

Apparently, people will go to any length these days to meet that "special someone" - but if you're going to copycat a well-known athlete, at least choose a profile picture other than his official team mug shot.

Call me Sherlock Holmes, but that made it a dead giveaway.

I may not be a smooth criminal with the ladies (my wife can vouch for me), but Sesame Street taught me a valuable lesson as a kid that might prevent someone from thinking about stealing an athlete's identity: